As Arin was off in the cafeteria inviting Amelia to come see the android, Stevie and Mikey plugged Toby into a computer to review how well his code transferred. Toby sat on a lab table and fidgeted around restlessly. He complained about how much he wanted to explore the rest of the underground compound.

"Just a few more minutes, Toby," Mikey said.

"Mikey, some of this is corrupt," Stevie pointed out just loud enough for him to hear. "Not everything went through. Have you noticed anything different about him personality-wise?"

"Not really," Mikey said. "Do you think we can fix it, though?"

"We can try but we might accidentally make things worse."

They both took a crack at trying to replace some of the corrupt code but they only succeeded in corrupting a little more of it. Toby didn't seem to act any differently, though.

"If it's not changing him enough for it to be noticeable then it's probably not that bad," Stevie pointed out optimistically. "Let's just leave it for now and we'll keep an eye on him."

"If you say so," Mikey said, but he wasn't entirely convinced that the corruption wasn't a problem. What had he done wrong?


Mikey ate lunch with Stevie and Toby in the computer lab. Stevie had grabbed a PBJ sandwich and an ice cream treat for Toby to start off with. They showed him how to chew his food and when to swallow it. Toby choked a little on the first bite but he was able to get the hang of it. He ended up eating the last half of the sandwich in one bite. Mikey sternly told him to be careful with how big of a bite he took and Toby halfheartedly listened.

When he got to the ice cream treat, Toby was a little startled at first by how cold it was on his tongue. When he got a taste of the vanilla ice cream, though, he quickly ate the rest, saving the cone to munch on for last.

"I think I like the ice cream more than the sandwich," he said. "Can I have more of that?"

"Maybe later," Stevie said. "We need to get you ready for your big reveal to our boss. Mikey, could you go into the other lab with Arin? He should be finished with getting Wheatley settled in. I just want to make sure everything is functional with the body."

"I can stay here with you," Mikey said. "Why do I need to leave the room?"

"Well, Amelia will be showing up in there soon," Stevie pointed out. "I thought that you might not want her to just be hanging out with Arin and Wheatley. Don't you want to give her some better company?" He gave Mikey a knowing wink.

"I guess you're right," Mikey admitted. "Don't take too long, though. I don't want her to get bored waiting."

"I don't think she'll get bored," Stevie said.

"Yeah, just be a good host to her," Toby said with a grin. "Make her feel at home. Greet her with a kiss."

"Okay, settle down, Toby," Mikey said. "I'll be waiting in the other lab."

Mikey went over to the other lab where Arin was telling Wheatley to be patient. Mikey sat at one of the lab tables as he wondered what Amelia would think of his work. Would she be more impressed with the android rather than the AI? Would Toby turn out to have a noticeable defect when he met Amelia?

"I'm gonna go grab Amelia really quick," Arin said as he headed for the door. "She should be finished with lunch by now." He left the room all too eagerly.

"So what does it look like?" Wheatley immediately asked Mikey. "Come on! Arin won't give me any hints!"

"Why do you think I'm going to give you hints?" Mikey asked. "He just looks like a person, Wheatley. It's not like he's in a super sci-fi robot body."

"Who's 'he'?" Wheatley asked. "Who are you referring to?"

"The other AI," Mikey explained. "The one I created. Toby."

"What's he like?" Wheatley asked. "He's not one of those boring, monotonous ones, is he? They're so dull!"

"No, he's just as expressive as you are," Mikey said. "I don't mean to toot my own horn but I think I designed him pretty well."

"Well, I'm interested in meeting him," Wheatley said. "Maybe I'll have someone to hold an intellectual conversation with. You know, one AI to another."

A few minutes went by where Wheatley was chattering on about how Nora had been a perfect conversation partner and how absolutely sweet she was. The more he went on about her, the more Mikey started to see himself in Wheatley. This bot was obsessed with his female friend. She could do no wrong in his eye.

Arin finally came back with Amelia. Mikey straightened up in his chair more as she looked around the lab.

"So where's the android?" she asked.

"Yes, where is this android?" Wheatley started up again. "I want to see what these bodies look like."

"Stevie is bringing him down here," Arin said. "He wanted to do some simple, last-minute tests with Toby really quick."

"Toby?" Amelia repeated. She sat down next to Mikey.

"That's the AI's name," Mikey said eagerly. "You're really going to like him. I've been working so hard on him for years. He's probably my best completed project. I had to start out with a basic format of an android AI from a Black Mesa computer. Some of the code keeps getting corrupted and he might be a little buggy, but he works pretty well for the most part." He realized that he was just rambling now so he forced himself to stop. Having her sitting right next to him was making him feel slightly hyper as his heart raced.

There was a knock on the door, and Stevie finally arrived with Toby who smiled brightly. There still didn't seem to be anything wrong with him despite the corrupt code. Maybe everything was alright with him after all.

"Hey, guys," Toby said. "What's up?"

"Where's the bloody android?!" Wheatley exclaimed. Mikey rolled his eyes at this. "I'm getting very impatient now! I want to see this new kind of body!"

"Wheatley, this is the android," Mikey said, standing up and putting a proud hand on Toby's shoulder. "This is Toby. Toby, that sphere on the ceiling is Wheatley. He's another AI."

"Huh," Toby said. "I've never met another AI before. That's an interesting ball-like body you have. I wish I could have started out in something like that. I've been in a computer up until now." He suddenly turned toward Amelia and his grin turned mischievous. "Ooooh! Who's the cute girl?" Mikey blushed a little at this.

"This is Amelia," Arin said possessively. "And you can't just call her cute before you meet her." His blatant jealousy made Mikey forget his embarrassment briefly as it was replaced with irritation.

"It's a compliment!" Toby said, putting his hands up defensively. "I was just complimenting the nice lady. It's nice to meet you, Amelia." Toby took Amelia's hand in his and kissed hers lightly. Mikey's face blushed even more this time and he looked away.

"Well done, guys," Amelia said, seeming more amused than anything else. "Toby, if I just saw you walking in the halls, I never would have suspected that you were an android."

"There's only one real way to tell," Mikey said. "Look into his eyes carefully."

Amelia looked into Toby's eyes. "I see it," she said. "You have little lenses in your eyes."

"Thank you," Toby said, still grinning. "You have lovely eyes, too."

"Ugh!" Wheatley groaned. "I wish I had a body now! Why couldn't I have this one?!"

"Toby was here first, Wheatley," Mikey said. He was surprised by how well he was able to hide his annoyance.

"Well, if Wheatley really wants this body, he can have it," Toby offered. "I can wait for the next one."

"No, Wheatley will just have to wait," Stevie intervened. "I'm sorry, Wheatley. Your body is almost done if it makes you feel any better."

Wheatley whined a little more about wanting to do "human things". He asked Toby what it's like to eat food, and Toby described how creamy and sweet ice cream is.

"It's still junk food, though," Mikey reminded him. "You need to be eating vegetables and proteins."

Toby sort of waved this off and told Wheatley to try ice cream as soon as he could. Wheatley whined a little more and Amelia told him to be patient. She didn't seem nearly as annoyed with Wheatley as Mikey felt. Wheatley insisted that she show him everything about being human. He even denied Arin's offer to help, and Mikey couldn't blame him.

Toby suggested that they walk around the facility so he could see what it looked like. They all toured around the compound and showed Toby significant places to remember. Mikey stayed near the back of the group, far too nervous to walk too close to Amelia.